Reaction to recent police shootings

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Protesters sit after being arrested after a march on July 10 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Many cities have seen an increase in protests since police-involved shootings.

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Demonstrators gather on July 9 at the Louisiana Capitol to protest the shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge.

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A couple hold a sign protesting the killing of Philando Castile outside the governor's mansion on July 7, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Castile's death was live-streamed by his fiancée and quickly went viral.

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Protesters gather Wednesday, July 6, in front of the convenience store where Alton Sterling was fatally shot in Baton Rouge. Sterling, 37, was shot by police on Tuesday, July 5, and federal authorities are investigating what happened. Vigils and memorials spread across the country after cell phone video of the shooting was shared widely on social media.

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One of Sterling's children, Cameron, is comforted by a crowd outside the convenience store on July 6.

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Tawandra Carr, who said she was best friends with Alton Sterling, cries while people gather outside the convenience store on July 6.

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A woman joins others gathered at the scene of a police-involved shooting in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, on July 6. Philando Castile, 32, was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop. His fiancee, Diamond Reynolds, live-streamed the aftermath on Facebook. The shooting is being investigated.

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A crowd of community members gathers outside the governor's residence in St. Paul, Minnesota, following Castile's shooting.

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Community members and activists covered the governor's residence with police tape from the scene where Castile was killed.

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People in Baton Rouge demonstrate July 6 as police cars pass the convenience store where Alton Sterling was shot.